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$499 RF 35/1.8 have (IS + Macro) but not in a $479 EF-M 32/1.4 (annoying)

Started Feb 7, 2019 | Discussions thread
007peter
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Re: EF-M 32mm f/1.4 ... comparisons
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Kharan wrote:

Bhotoz wrote:

I believe Dslrs + EF-s and EF-lenses will be discontinued in the future (I'm sure we won't see any new EF-s lens in the future). But M-cameras will stay as a small and affordable system for those, who don't want to buy bigger, heavier and more expensive FF/R-system.

No, they won't, because EF-M represents the worst of all worlds - a mount that is wholly incompatible with RF, that has a tiny market share penetration in comparison with EF and EF-S, that stems from the Powershot division, that has a truncated and limited system, and that has served to be a testbed for Canon to find out exactly what do customers want in an entry-level mirrorless camera. Armed with this knowledge, Canon can now replicate their same success with RF mount, and consolidate their offerings around a single mount.

I think you nail it on the head. The fact that canon can EASILY dismiss entire EF-M platfor is giving me pauses. I want to believe there is a future for EF-M, but my cynical past negative experience has taught me that company often says ONE thing and does another: sony say it won't abandon Alpha then does; Samsung say NX isn't canceled but completely disappear from sale chanel; Olympus deny forth-third was cancel until just last year.

I also suspect EF-S DSLR will continues (even outlast EF-M) because Canon is still selling boat lots of Canon Rebels to Walmart & Costco discounter. DSLR may not sell as well as it used to but it is still a profitable business for canon operating in the positive.

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